FIRST COURT OF SEASON
HELD BY QUEEN ALONE
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian Press Association)
LONDON, 10th Mav
The first Court of the season was unique, because it was the first since the days of Victoria held by the Queen of England. Despite the absence of the lying, the ceremonial setting was splendid, and presented a majestic spectacle. The Queen appeared in a wonderful gown of iridescent tissue over a dress of pastel shades. She wore the Order of the Garter, aud presented a regal figure. The single throne reminded everyone of the illness of the King, but the knowledge of his wonderful progress towards recovery provided an atmosphere of gaiety and joy. Masses of rambler roses and blue and white hydrangeas decorated the room. A stream of debutantes, 500 in number, passed before the throne, made a single curtsey, then moved along to the picture gallery.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 11 May 1929, Page 7
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